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Title: A hand book of Virginia
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Virginia. Dept. of Agriculture and Immigration Koiner, George W. (George Wellington), 1852-1939
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Publisher: Richmond, Everett Waddey Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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eway at Alexandria, and upthe center of the peninsula from Cape Charles and waterwaysby the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay, the proximity andaccessibility of the great consuming region just north of thePotomac River is of enormous advantage to the State and especiallyto producers of perishable commodities such as fruits, vegetablesand dairy products. Another important asset of Virginia is her climate. The peopleof this favored State escape the rigors of the northern winter.The summer heat in no part of the State is more oppressive thanin many localities further North, while seashore and mountainresorts each year attract thousands from the heated cities. Otherclimatic advantages over more northern States which Virginiaenjoys are a longer growing season for vegetation and a largernumber of days in each year in which outdoor work of all kindscan be carried on. Favorable climatic conditions, great varieties in topographicalformation, and in the chemical constituents of the soil give to
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*J5? K 21 Virginia a range of agricultural products unexcelled by any otherState. All of the stable crops of the North and those of the Southwhich do not require tropical conditions can be produced success-fully and profitably within the State. Abundant supplies of coal, iron ore, building stones, timber,cotton and other raw materials make the opportunities for indus-trial development in Virginia equal to those for agriculturaldevelopment. It is natural that with these favorable conditions the recordof Virginia should be one of progress and of the more efficientutilization of natural advantages. How favorable the records iscan be best illustrated by comparative statistics. The UnitedStates Agricultural Department has published statistics of theaverage yield per acre for each of the more important farm cropsfor a long series of years. I have compiled a table giving the aver-age production per acre in Virginia for each crop reported onfor the ten years 1876 to 1885, inclusive, as compar

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